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Bookmark or Share- Lizzie Borden - WikipediaLizzie Andrew Borden (July 19, 1860 – June 1, 1927) was an American woman who was tried and acquitted of the August 4, 1892 axe murders of her father and stepmother in Fall River, Massachusetts. [1][2] No one else was charged in the murders, and, despite ostracism from other residents, Borden spent the remainder of her life in Fall River.
- Heinous Histories: The Arrest and Trial of Lizzie BordenOn August 4, 1892, a horrifying event occurred in the Borden home, chilling Fall River, Massachusetts. Daughter Lizzie Borden discovered her parents' lifeless bodies. Did she stumble upon the nightmare or craft it herself?
- How Lizzie Borden Got Away With Murder | SmithsonianThe Lizzie Borden murder case is one of the most famous in American criminal history. New England’s major crime of the Gilded Age , its barbarity captivated the national press.
- Did Lizzie Borden Really Murder Her Own Parents With An Ax?Sunday school teacher Lizzie Borden became a media sensation when she was accused of murdering her father and stepmother with an ax on August 4, 1892. But was she guilty? In 1892, a grisly crime rocked the quiet town of Fall River, Massachusetts. Andrew Borden and his wife Abby had been found brutally murdered — bludgeoned to death by an ax.
- The Lizzie Borden Trial of 1892 - National Women's History MuseumOn the morning of August 4, 1892, Andrew Borden and his wife Abby were found dead in their home, both crushed by the blows of a hatchet, 11 and 19 times respectively. Andrew Borden’s 32-year-old daughter, Lizzie, was present in the house at the time of the murders.
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